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AlessandroPA
AlessandroPA
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Hi all, thanks for your support, if somebody can help me I will appreciate.
I've been asked to make carbon handlebars' prototypes for mountain bikes, something like
this
It has to be straight and with a bigger central section of 31,8mm and 22mm on the edges for the grips.
Do you think the high density foam is ok to make the mould?
In this way, I could make the different sections, connect them, sanding and then wrapping everything with the layers of carbon, to have the right width and sections. In the end, I could pour acetone in to dissolve the foam and getting the final piece.
The boring detail, is that everytime I need to make a handlebar, I should make again another mould, as it will be one-off.
Except using the technique of two halves connected with bolts (not practical for me, as I make moulds with fiberglass and gelcoat), does anybody know another method to build the mould?
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Alessandro
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AlessandroPA
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10 Years Ago
sounds like a good plan already, if you make the master part, you could make a 2 part mould from...
ChrisR
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10 Years Ago
Yes, you are right! I think this is the best solution. The main problem to make the mould is given...
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